Deployment

Defense Department Announces 2009 Deployment Plans

Six combat units have been alerted for early 2009 deployment to Iraq. The four Army combat brigades and two Marine regimental combat teams consist of around 33,000 personnel. According to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, the alerts are based on current effort levels in Iraq, and changes in the future could have an impact on the deployments. However, says Whitman, "It's proper, prudent planning to give units the time to train and to ensure they are notified in a deliberate fashion and well in advance of when they would have to deploy."

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School Transfers

Defense and Education Departments Work Together to Help Relocating Students

Children in military families who have to change schools because of relocation face special challenges, and a new memorandum of understanding between the Department of Defense and the Department of Education seeks to help children face those challenges. Recent Base Realignment and Closure Act decisions and other relocations will affect hundreds of thousands of students, and according to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, "We have an obligation, both as a department and as a nation, to make sure not just the children in our military, but all of the children in the United States of America get absolutely the finest education that they can."

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50322

Get everyone in the community to help students in military families succeed

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A Military Anniversary

Army Celebrates 35th Anniversary of All-Volunteer Force

With more than 1 million active, Guard, and reserve soldiers; more than 200,000 Army civilians; and more than 600,000 Army family members, the U.S. all-volunteer force is a success and the envy of the world, according to Army secretary Pete Geren. His remarks were part of a ceremony commemorating the 35th anniversary of the all-volunteer force. "Our Army is the strength of our nation, because our soldiers, civilians and families do stand together -- and stand together no matter how tough the times get," said Geren.

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50373

Show Guard families what they can get out of -- and give back to -- the family program

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Children's Mental Health

Family Stress Found to Increase Later Risk of Depression for Children

A new doctorate study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has found that environmental factors can contribute to young children's risk of developing symptoms of anxiety and depression when they hit adolescence. Stress, a lack of social support, and maternal psychological distress all increase the risk, and girls and timid or short-tempered children are more vulnerable. Anxiety and depression are among the most common childhood mental problems, and between 10 and 20 percent of all children and adolescents experience severe enough symptoms to qualify for a diagnosis.

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Climate Change and National Security

Classified Report Discusses Potential Security Impact of Climate Change

Climate change could have far-reaching consequences related to the environment, the economy, public health -- and national security. A classified assessment by the National Intelligence Council uses data from the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) to examine how U.S. security could be affected. "We can pinpoint areas of high projected climate change that are also in historically unstable regions. This suggests that climate change is likely to heighten political risks," said CIESIN deputy director Marc Levy, a coauthor of the CIESIN research report.

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